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Deckboss
Deckboss
Alaska commercial fishing news and notes
Monday, January 19, 2026
Commercial group takes aim at sport bag limit
This proposal is stirring debate as the International Pacific Halibut Commission holds its annual meeting this week in Bellevue, Washington.
Friday, January 16, 2026
Juneau watch
Rep. Jeremy Bynum, R-Ketchikan, is sponsoring House Bill 253 titled "An Act relating to the fisheries enhancement loan program."
Monday, January 12, 2026
Mary Peltola announces U.S. Senate bid
Former Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Democrat, today announced she'll challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska.
Peltola, in an email blast from the Democratic National Committee, declared: "My agenda for Alaska will always be: fish, family, freedom."
She further said: "Multinational companies are trawling our waters and decimating our fish stocks."
Sullivan has served in the Senate since 2015 and likewise has shown considerable interest in fisheries, often referring to Alaska as a "superpower of seafood."
Sunday, January 11, 2026
How long is too long in Bristol Bay?
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is set for a six-day meeting starting Tuesday in Anchorage to consider regulatory proposals for Bristol Bay, home to Alaska's richest salmon fishery.
The proposals cover a wide range of concerns, but we're particularly interested in this raft of 10 proposals addressing the bay's longstanding 32-foot length limitation for drift gillnet boats.
Proposals to increase the length limit, which many fishermen feel is outmoded and overly confining, have come before the board and failed regularly since 1991.
Now, we see more proposals. For example, Proposal 83, from fisherman Abe Williams, would extend the length limit to 36 feet. Proposal 84, from fisherman Matt Marinkovich, would extend it to 34 feet 2 inches.
A major objective for fishermen offering the 10 proposals is clearing up confusion over whether certain attachments may somewhat exceed the 32-foot limit. Attachments include anchor rollers, fish dropout baskets, gillnet rollers, outdrives and outdrive guards, trim tabs, transom coolers and more.
In a letter to the Board of Fisheries, Alaska Wildlife Troopers Capt. Derek DeGraaf said the agency doesn't have an opinion on vessel length, but believes allowing no exceptions is best for enforcement.
"Having a maximum distance from the most forward extremity to the aft extremity eliminates all confusion on what is allowed," DeGraaf wrote.
Relaxing the vessel length limitation in Bristol Bay would be a big deal. Proponents argue bigger boats would be safer with more space aboard to produce better quality products. Others, however, raise concerns about the costs involved and potential for creating competitive mismatches in the fishery.
Could be a lively discussion at the Board of Fisheries.
Friday, January 9, 2026
AMCC is changing its name to ... AMCC
The Alaska Marine Conservation Council says that, come Jan. 15, it will be known as the Alaska Marine Community Coalition.
Here's a press release explaining the name change.
Juneau watch
State Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, has prefiled Senate Bill 199 titled "An Act repealing the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission and transferring its duties to the Department of Fish and Game and the office of administrative hearings."
The title is an apparent reference to the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
The prefiled bill comes in advance of the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 20.
Bycatch Reduction and Research Act introduced
Here's a press release from the Alaska congressional delegation.
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- I'm a journalist covering Alaska's commercial fishing industry. My real name is Wesley Loy. Reach me at wloy61@gmail.com.
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